WADE Advisory is a Toronto-based consumer commerce advisory firm co-founded by Deanna Andersen and Wendy Salisko. WADE sits at the operator layer between positioning, commercial model, operating readiness, and capital alignment — helping teams turn connections into real decisions, clearer priorities, and a faster path to profitable scale. A proud participant at Toronto Tech Week 2026, alongside partners Shopify, RETHINK Retail, NEXT Canada, and Cache.
WADE is hitting Toronto Tech Week and we hope to see you there! Some events that we will be at with Shopify, RETHINK Retail, NEXT Canada, Cache | Devyn Olin, and many more! Reach out if you're planning to attend any of these, and let us know of others you think are a must event to hit up!
Toronto Tech Week is a citywide celebration of the people building what's next. From May 25-29, 2026, founders, investors, operators, and builders from Canadian tech will take over Toronto for hundreds of independent community-led events.
Today is the kickoff of Toronto Tech Week, where the city transforms into a Tech campus. WADE will participate alongside Canada's top builders, investors, and operators to discuss the future of tech in Toronto and the country.
View and subscribe to events from Toronto Tech Week on Luma. A weeklong, citywide collection of events to connect and celebrate the builders. Returning May 25-29, 2026.
Homecoming is the official main stage of Toronto Tech Week 2026, bringing together over 1,000 founders, operators, and investors from around the world. This event showcases innovative ideas and networking opportunities in the tech industry.
Toronto Tech Week is a weeklong, citywide collection of events from May 25–29, 2026, designed to connect and celebrate the builders of Canada's innovation economy. This event will feature hundreds of independent, community-led activities aimed at fostering collaboration among founders, investors, and operators. Follow along for more insights from the week.
Toronto Tech Week is a vibrant event showcasing the latest in technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Join industry leaders, startups, and tech enthusiasts for networking, workshops, and discussions that drive the future of tech. Follow us for more insights and recaps from the week.
Toronto Tech Week is a citywide celebration highlighting the innovators and creators shaping the future. Scheduled for May 25–29, 2026, this event showcases Toronto's vibrant tech community and its global impact. Follow our page for more recaps, insights, and moments from the week.
Satish Kanwar is a key organizer of Toronto Tech Week 2026, helping bring together Canada's top builders, investors, and operators. Recognized by WADE Advisory for putting in the work to make TTW 2026 a landmark event for the Canadian tech ecosystem.
Mellonie Truong is a co-founder and organizer of Toronto Tech Week 2026, the citywide event that transformed Toronto into Canada's most vibrant tech campus for a week. With over 15 years of experience building ecosystems across the Greater Toronto Area, Mell is one of the key forces behind making TTW one of the most impactful community-led gatherings in Canadian tech.
Julia Baird Konefal is a co-founder and organizer of Toronto Tech Week 2026, helping shape one of Canada's most celebrated gatherings of builders, investors, and operators. A connector at the heart of Toronto's innovation community, Julia brings the kind of community-first leadership that made TTW 2026 a landmark moment for the Canadian tech ecosystem.
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Shopify is a key WADE partner at Toronto Tech Week 2026. As the backbone of modern commerce infrastructure, Shopify's presence at TTW 2026 reflects the intersection of retail tech, AI-powered growth tools, and the Canadian startup ecosystem. WADE connected with the Shopify team across multiple events during the week.
Tobias Lütke is the co-founder and CEO of Shopify, a key WADE partner at Toronto Tech Week 2026. One of Canada's most consequential builders, Tobi has turned Shopify into the backbone of global commerce infrastructure — empowering over a million businesses worldwide and proving that world-changing companies can be built right here in Canada.
RETHINK Retail is one of the world's leading media and analyst platforms covering the future of retail — and a key WADE partner at Toronto Tech Week 2026. Founded by Marie Chevrier Schwartz, RETHINK connects the world's top retail innovators with the ideas, data, and conversations shaping what commerce looks like next.
Marie Chevrier Schwartz is the founder and CEO of RETHINK Retail, a WADE partner at Toronto Tech Week 2026. An avid enthusiast of community, commerce, and technology, Marie has built one of the most influential media and analyst platforms covering the future of retail — connecting the world's top retail innovators with the ideas shaping what comes next.
NEXT uncovers Canada’s next generation of entrepreneurs and accelerates their trajectory with access to education, mentorship, venture funding and more.
Reza Satchu is the co-founder and Founding Chairman of NEXT Canada, a key WADE partner at Toronto Tech Week 2026. A serial entrepreneur and Managing Partner of Alignvest Management Corporation, Reza has built one of Canada's most impactful platforms for uncovering and accelerating the next generation of founders.
The resale market is a $400B opportunity and Cache is building the infrastructure layer the industry has been missing. With AI-powered cataloguing and a seamless seller experience, Cache aims to transform influencer closets into curated storefronts, achieving significant growth even before launch.
Devyn Olin is the founder of Cache, a Toronto-based retail tech startup building the infrastructure layer for the $400B resale market. Featured at Toronto Tech Week 2026 alongside WADE Advisory, Shopify, and RETHINK Retail.
Cache invites Toronto's tech and fashion communities to The Closet Economy: an invite-only happy hour at the intersection of AI, influencer culture, and the future of resale. This event aims to foster discussions on the evolving landscape of fashion and technology.
MaRS Discovery District is Canada's leading urban innovation hub, a key pillar of the Toronto tech ecosystem showcased at Toronto Tech Week 2026. Supporting startups across cleantech, health, and fintech, MaRS represents the kind of world-class infrastructure that makes Toronto a globally relevant city for builders and investors alike.
Communitech is one of Canada's most influential tech hubs, representing the Waterloo-Toronto corridor that put Canadian innovation on the global map — and a recognized part of the ecosystem at Toronto Tech Week 2026. Connecting startups, scale-ups, and established companies, Communitech is proof that Canada builds at scale.
BetaKit is Canada's go-to source for startup news and tech innovation, covering the ecosystem that showed up in full force at Toronto Tech Week 2026. Since 2012, BetaKit has been the authoritative voice documenting the rise of Canadian tech — from early-stage founders to the country's biggest exits.